The second half of our California trip was a bit more nature-oriented. I wanted to take the time to immerse myself in the west coast landscape. When I first moved to my town, I didn’t know anyone there. In the summer I spent days exploring by bike and foot and found that I got to … More Getting Away in Monterey – Our California Trip, Part 2
“Without rain, nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms of your life.” –Unknown Every once in a while I notice that the clothing on the boys is getting a little too snug. Recently it was a shirt on James and so I told them that we would go get some new t-shirts for the summer. … More Why fear the devil?
I have some complications from having type 1 diabetes for 38 years, including diabetic retinopathy. I’m a little behind publishing this post because my left eye hemorrhaged recently from the diabetic damage and it blurred my vision for a few days. At the time of the bleeding, I felt like my body was a ticking … More Waiting for the soufflé to rise
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius Last weekend the kids, Ken and I woke up very early for a Sunday morning and drove about 2 hours to Catoctin Mountain in Western Maryland for a day hike. I had purchased this kids pack for Charlie from REI and I … More Any Road Will Take Me There
Two of the four of us are slightly under the weather today, but that’s not stopping me for preparing for our weekend backpacking trip. Bringing the kids along with us as we section hike the Appalachian Trail creates more logistics and also more expenses. They each got backpacking sleeping bags, long underwear and sleeping mats. … More The Little Camelbak Who Could
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” – Henry David Thoreau I know the calendar year is what most adults consider “a year,” but for me, my years are counted by the academic calendar. About this time last year I was getting back from Harpers Ferry from my … More Unfinished Business in Connecticut : Backpacking with kids – Kent, CT to Hoyt Road
The spring, or vernal, equinox was last Sunday here in the northern hemisphere. The day prior I had taken my kids to the Luray Caverns in Virginia, something I had been wanting to do for a few months now, but most weekends were taken up by basketball games. The equinox marks when the sun passes … More Unexpected Depths
Today is January 24th, 2022 and according to the internet (or just this source), it is also the most depressing day of the year. I Googled this further and discovered that the third Monday in January is known as “Blue Monday” and it is the most depressing day of the year. Last Monday I was … More Blue Monday Blues
Merry Christmas Eve! My intention was to write a post on the Equinox, but like everyone else, I’ve been busy. I didn’t get a chance to finish the post that day, nor the next. The precise moment of the solstice was 10:59 am EST and I had planned on doing a meditation then, but I … More ‘Tis The Season…
On the way to our hike today, the kids and I drove up Route 97 in Maryland and I noticed how brown the leaves looked. This past week I’ve noticed more of the dark reds, and browns on the leaves, and I started to get upset that soon the branches will be bare. The time … More Just Be